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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, I´d like to make you some questions about or
new enterprise database production systems, which should be in production state
in about 2 or 3 days. Yes, I´know this is not too much time to deploy a
good and definitive HA solution, but I´d like to try making the best
possible.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>We´ve tried a MySQL with RedHat Cluster Suite H/A solution, but we have
very <BR>bad results in the H/A tests.<BR>We use a iSCSI LUN per node with ext3
FS and a HP iLO as fence device, and I <BR>think that these poor results are
related with these two components: ext3 <BR>formated HD device and a disfunction
in the fenced daemon with the HP iLO <BR>device.<BR><BR>So, I´ve readed in some
whitepapers about solutions based on MySQL + RedHat <BR>Cluster Suite +
GFS.<BR>And the question is: Do you think we sould use GFS instead Ext3
FS?<BR>Do you have any information about this kind of solution? Is stable
enougth <BR>solution for production enviroments? and ¿what about the
performance <BR>results using GFS? will we loose performance?<BR><BR>We have
only 2 days to deploy a final H/A solution and your opinion is very
<BR>important to us.<BR><BR>Than you very very much.<BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV>Eloy Acosta Toscano<BR>FON Technology<BR><A
href="http://www.fon.com">http://www.fon.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>